Type:
Casas Antigas
Owner:
Francisco de Carvalho e Sousa
Contacts:
Email Alfena@solaresdeportugal.pt
Rooms:
3 room(s) Double - 80 EUR/night
2 room(s) Twin - 80 EUR/nightMake your RESERVATION
Casa de Alfena is a manorial house from the XVIII century linked to a group of rural buildings and old goldsmith's workshops. The house and the rural buildings have been adapted to receive guests and the workshops gave way to a gold museum. Classified for its historical, cultural, and architectonic relevance, the house shares its gardens, granite threshing-floor, patios, and swimming pool with the museum. Travassos is a traditional filigree (Latin: filum-granum) workshop-village, located in the North bank of river Ave, and in the vicinity of Peneda-Gerês National Park.
From Oporto, take de motorway A3 to Braga. Leave the A3 in Braga, enter the city, and follow the direction of Chaves. After some 12 Km turn right towards Póvoa de Lanhoso. From there, follow directions to Cabeceiras (de Basto). Keep the same route for some 7 Km until you find, on your left, an indication to Travassos. Turn to the village and keep to the asphalt road until you find Casa de Alfena on your left.
GPS Coordinates:
N 41 ° 34 '22.5 "
W 08 ° 12 '05.3 "
This elegant 18th century manor house incorporates a number of old goldsmiths' workshops that have been turned into a fascinating museum integrated with the other amenities. You can while away your leisure hours discovering how the lovely traditional gold filigree was made, stroll through the beautiful gardens and waterfalls, or take a refreshing dip in the swimming pool.
In “Solares de Portugal – The art of good living”, Edições INAPA, 2007